Female CEO of £100m business launches 12-week course to get more women into tech jobs

Few companies make promises to get people employed after they sign up to their courses, particularly during a pandemic.  But that’s exactly what Amy Golding, chief executive of Opus Talent Solutions and founder of _nology says she’ll do. The straight-talking businesswoman, who became CEO of tech recruitment company Opus Talent Solutions at just 31, says she’s … Read more

Wales ends 12-week ‘stay at home’ lockdown from TOMORROW

Wales will drop the ‘stay at home’ order tomorrow in a major relaxation of the country’s lockdown. It will be replaced with a ‘stay local’ requirement for at least the next three weeks as more restrictions on everyday life are rolled back. First Minister Mark Drakeford will later officially announce that outdoor gatherings of up … Read more

Covid UK: 12-week Oxford vaccine spacing MORE effective than six

Spacing Oxford University’s Covid vaccine doses 12 weeks apart actually boosts the jab’s effectiveness, according to a study which suggests the UK’s dosing gamble has paid off. When the second injection is given after three months the vaccine prevents 81 per cent of people from getting symptomatic illness.  But when there is only between three … Read more

‘A 12-week delay IS safe’: Vaccines expert slams health bosses for fuelling concerns about Covid jab

‘A 12-week delay IS safe’: Vaccines expert slams health bosses for fuelling concerns about Covid-19 jab… and says a long gap between injections could even offer greater protection Jab expert Professor Adam Finn accused doctors’ union of misleading public  Hit out at British Medical Association for criticising Government’s vaccine plan Government extended the wait time … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 12-week vaccine dose gap could be widened further

The gap between people’s first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12-week target, health chiefs said today. When the Pfizer Covid jab was approved it was on the condition that people would get a second dose three weeks after their first one, as was done in clinical trials. But the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 12-week vaccine dose gap could be widened even further

The gap between people’s first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12-week target, health chiefs said today. When the Pfizer Covid jab was approved it was on the condition that people would get a second dose three weeks after their first one, as was done in clinical trials. But the … Read more

New 12-week jab policy will save MANY lives, says deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam

Last week, the UK became the first country in the world to authorise the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and this week we’ll be the first to start using it to inoculate people against Covid-19 – having already given more than a million people an initial first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Deploying this second vaccine is another … Read more